Greetings! On this day in 1965, 60,000 screaming fans jammed Shea Stadium in New York to watch and hear the Beatles perform. And isn’t it amazing? All these many years later, we still love that music. In this week’s issue of Five Cool Things – the wonders of the Berklee School of Music, a trove of Internet marketing resources, office design inspiration, a link to a nicely done cocktail and writing essay, and, my favorite writing tool at Acrobat.com. Speaking of writing and drinking: Here’s Dorothy Parker on friendship – “Constant use will not wear ragged the fabric of friendship.” Wonder if she was sober when she wrote that? Here’s to the glories of the summer cocktail and friendship. Cheers!
On the Fine Edge of Music | Berklee Internet Radio Network
1. Let us now praise the Berklee School of Music. One of the world’s most prestigious music schools was founded in 1945 by Mr. Lawrence Berk, who favored a faculty made of practitioners (read: artists) not academics. The alumni is legend: Al Di Meola, Toshiko Aikyoshi, John Scofield, the deeply groovy Ernie Watts among many, many others. Berklee contiues to produce generation after generation of artists and performers who break new ground. One way to sample the vibrancy of Berklee – visit the website and have a look aroud. While you’re there, click on the link for the Berklee Internet Radio Network. Or, just go directly to the station by going to birn.com. Of special note: listen to 21 year old Berklee student Roy Guzman. The guitarist/composer performs at Newport here>> You won’t be disappointed. Get the Berklee iPhone App here>>
I Found You Through Google | Ginormous Internet Marketing Resource
2. This might be the best list of Internet Marketing Resources I’ve ever seen. Over one hundred tools and sites are 
listed. If you work in Internet marketing, or you know someone who does, you need to have a look at this list, provided by the always superb SEOmoz. Almost everything listed is free. Find it all right here>>
Your Office Needs an Upgrade | Dwell Magazine Delivers Inspiration
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Not too long ago, on the advice of a business coach, I gave myself a major office upgrade. Let’s just say the space I was working in was not terribly practical, nor was it inspiring. Those of us who work from home can all too easily get stuck in a rut, trying to do good work in a space that is disorganized, cluttered, even dreadful. So here’s a gentle reminder. Take a look at that space you’re spending all your time in. Can it be more beautiful? Inspiring? Evocative? I’m guessing the answer is yes. Here are ten home offices, courtesy of Dwell Magazine that might provide some much needed inspiration.
Beverage Tales | Drink What You Know
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Geoff Nicholson is in today’s New York Times with a great essay on writers and drinking. Here’s a clip: “Of course, you could argue that if the lives of Parker, Chandler and Thompson prove anything, it’s that writers might be better off not drinking at all, but that’s one piece of advice that’s never going to fly. In some cases it would leave them with nothing to write about.” Well worth reading in its entirety>>
The Wonders of Cloud Computing | Acrobat.com
5. There are not enough words in the English language to describe how much I do not love Microsoft Word. I’ll spare you the geezer rant. Here is what I do love. I love to write in Acrobat.com. Gorgeous interface, it automatically saves every single version of whatever it is you’re working on, and if you need to collaborate, you can via the “shared workspace” function. If you want to download your work into a Word document (perish the thought!) you can do that too. Need a pdf? No problem, it can do that in a snap.
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